JP2000118643A - Picking support portable terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a picking support portable terminal small and light enough not to cause fatigue on a wrist and an arm of a picking worker and to eliminate mistake and oversight of indicating contents. SOLUTION: A wrist watch type case 7 is made a case a flat surface constituted of a roughly rectangular case part 7a extending in the lengthy direction of an arm and a band connecting part 7c extending from the front of which is a roughly T shape and having a roughly triangular side surface thickness of which is increased gradually to the depth from the front by providing a battery storage part 7b deep on a bottom surface of the roughly rectangular case part 7a. An indicator panel 3a of liquid crystal, etc., of an indicator part is arranged on a surface of the roughly rectangular case part 7a, and most part of input means of a key 2a of an input part 2, a push button 2b or a control panel 2c, etc., is arranged on a surface of the band connecting part 7c.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a picking operation in a large-scale warehouse, in which received articles are stored in storage shelves for each type in response to an instruction from a central management center, or a required number of goods are stored in storage shelves. Picking support mobile terminal used by workers to efficiently perform picking work to take out and sort for each ordering party, especially picking using wireless communication for exchanging information between the central management center and the worker It relates to a support mobile terminal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A picking support system which includes a general-purpose computer and a plurality of mobile terminals, and uses wireless communication for data transfer, and a picking support mobile terminal are disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No.
No. 3,268,783. The picking support system includes: a storage device in which picking data for instructing a picking operation is stored; and a management device having a converting device for converting the picking data into an audio signal.
A terminal device having an audio output unit for converting the audio signal into audio and outputting the audio signal, and a key input unit, wherein the management device and the mobile terminal are wirelessly connected. . In short, a management computer and a telephone base unit are installed in a central management center, and workers at work sites such as warehouses are provided with a mobile terminal including a microcomputer equipped with key input means and a cordless telephone handset. This is a picking support system that carries the information necessary for picking work by wireless telephone.

[0003] The portable terminal is composed of three separate components including a terminal body including a transmission / reception unit, a receiver, and a keyboard. By the way, when the worker carries the portable terminal, the terminal body must be worn on the waist, the handset must be worn on the ear, and the keyboard must be worn on the arm. In addition, since the terminal body and the handset and the terminal body and the keyboard are all connected by cables, the exposed cable hinders the picking work of storing or removing items from the shelf, and in some cases, may cause an accident. There is also a problem that the workability is reduced because it may be a cause.

Therefore, an arm-mounted picking support portable terminal as shown in FIG. 6 has been developed. The apparatus shown in FIG. 6 includes a transmitting / receiving unit that receives work instruction information such as picking data from a central management center and transmits site information such as missing item data to the central management center, and a display unit that displays the work instruction information and the like. A control unit for controlling various calculations and transmission / reception, an input unit for inputting various data and the like to the control unit, a battery for supplying driving power thereto, and a pick-up side including a substantially L-shaped case for accommodating them. In the support portable terminal, a display panel 3a of a display unit and input means such as a numeric keypad 2a and a push button switch 2b of an input unit are arranged in a vertical case portion 7e of the side substantially L-shaped case 7 and the dry battery is placed horizontally. It is configured to be housed in the case portion 7f.

In this conventional wrist-mounted portable terminal, since the components are integrated and the connection cable is not exposed, the problem of the portable terminal disclosed in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 6-326983, that is, This eliminates the problem that the removal is troublesome and the workability of the picking work is reduced. However, a new problem arises in that the transmission of work instructions is difficult due to not using voice. That is, the work instruction is transmitted to the worker only by the display on the display unit of the mobile terminal. However, this is a problem caused by the display unit being small and misreading the displayed contents, and when it is difficult to understand when the work instruction was issued.
Further, the portable terminal of FIG. 6 is substantially palm-sized when the vertical case portion 7e of the substantially L-shaped side surface on which the display portion 2 and the input portion 3 are arranged and the horizontal case portion 7f containing the dry batteries are combined. Since the weight is about 300 grams, a worker who wears the wrist on the wrist and works on the wrist is considerably tired, and there is a problem that the efficiency of picking is reduced. Furthermore, because of the substantially L-shaped case on the side, the attachment to the arm or wrist was not always perfect.

[0006]

The object of the present invention is to provide a picking support portable terminal which is small and light enough to prevent the wrist or arm of the picking worker from being fatigued, and which does not cause an error or an oversight of the displayed contents. To provide.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for receiving work instruction information such as picking data from a central management center and transmitting site information such as stockout data to the central management center. Transmitting and receiving unit, a display unit for displaying the work instruction information and the like, a control unit for controlling various calculations and transmission and reception, an input unit for inputting various data and the like to the control unit, a battery for supplying driving power to these, and the like. Picking support portable terminal provided with a wristwatch-type case accommodating the wristwatch-type case, the wristwatch-type case includes a substantially rectangular case portion extending in the length direction of the arm, and a band coupling portion extending from the front of the substantially rectangular case portion. A substantially T-shaped case, the display panel of the display unit is arranged on the surface of the substantially rectangular case unit, and the input unit of the input unit is arranged on the surface of the band coupling unit. Is provided at the back of the bottom surface of the substantially rectangular case portion.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a transmission / reception unit for receiving work instruction information such as picking data from a central management center and transmitting site information such as out-of-stock data to the central management center, and displaying the work instruction information and the like. A display unit, a control unit that controls various calculations and transmission and reception, an input unit that inputs various data and the like to the control unit, a battery that supplies driving power to these,
And a picking support mobile terminal including a wristwatch-type case accommodating them, wherein the wristwatch-type case is a substantially rectangular case extending in the length direction of the arm, and a display panel of the display unit is provided on a surface of the substantially rectangular case. The input means of the input unit is arranged at the center and at the periphery of the display unit panel, respectively.
Further, a battery accommodating portion is provided on a longitudinal side surface of the substantially rectangular case.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION As shown in FIG. 5, a picking support portable terminal according to the present invention receives work instruction information such as picking data from a central management center and transmits site information such as stockout data to the central management center. Transmitting / receiving unit 4 for transmitting to
A display unit 3 for displaying the work instruction information and the like; a control unit 1 for controlling various calculations and transmission / reception; an input unit 2 for inputting various data and the like to the control unit 1; a battery 5 for supplying driving power thereto; And a wristwatch-type case for housing. Reference numeral 6 denotes a vibrating pager motor, which is composed of a microminiature coreless motor having a diameter of several millimeters and an eccentric object attached to a motor shaft. Vibrating pager motor 6
Is the control unit 1 based on the work instruction received by the transmission / reception unit 4.
And notifies the worker of the reception by vibration.

As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 1 and the side view of FIG. 2, a wristwatch-type case 7 of the wristwatch-type picking support portable terminal of the first embodiment has a substantially rectangular case portion 7a extending in the arm length direction. The plane formed by the front end and the band coupling portion 7c extending from the front is a substantially T-shaped case. Further, the wristwatch-type case 7 is a case in which the battery storage portion 7b is provided at the back of the bottom surface of the substantially rectangular case portion 7a, and has a substantially triangular side surface whose thickness gradually increases from the front to the back. 4a is an antenna,
7d is a band stopper, and 8 is a band.

A display panel 3a such as a liquid crystal of the display unit 3 is disposed on a surface of a substantially rectangular case portion 7a extending in the length direction of the arm of the case 7, and a key 2a, a push button 2b or a control panel 2c of the input unit 2 is provided. Most of the input means such as
It is arranged on the surface. Part of the input means is disposed on the surface or side surface of the substantially rectangular case portion 7a.

As is apparent from the perspective view of FIG. 1 and the side view of FIG. 2 in which the worker wears the wristwatch-type picking support portable terminal of the first embodiment, the bottom surface of the band connecting portion 7c is provided at the front of the arm or wrist. Further, at the back, the bottom surfaces of the battery accommodating portions 7b provided on the bottom surface of the substantially rectangular case portion 7a are in contact with each other, so that the surface of the substantially rectangular case portion 7a can be reduced in curvature, and thus can be made a considerably wide plane. Since the display panel 3a is arranged on this considerably large surface and most of the input means such as the key 2a push button 2b of the input unit 2 or the control panel 2c is arranged on the surface of the band coupling unit 7c, the display surface is wide and The display became very easy to see because it was flat.

In short, the arm or wrist to which the wristwatch-type picking support portable terminal of the first embodiment is attached has a substantially circular cross section. It was made into a substantially triangular shape whose thickness was gradually increased from the back. As a result, the surface of the substantially rectangular case portion 7a on which the display panel 3a is disposed can be widened, and the display panel surface is widened so that the display is easy to see. In addition, the battery accommodating portion 7b is arranged at the back of the bottom surface of the substantially rectangular case portion 7a, and the adhesive surface can be curved while maintaining a desired thickness, so that the attachment to the arm or the wrist can be fitted perfectly. .

As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 3 and the side view of FIG. 4, a wristwatch-type case 7 of the wristwatch-type picking support portable terminal of the second embodiment has a substantially rectangular case portion 7a extending in the arm length direction. The plane in which the battery housing portions 7b are provided on both side surfaces in the longitudinal direction is a substantially elliptical case. 4a is an antenna, 8
Is a band.

A display panel 3a such as a liquid crystal of the display section 3 is disposed on the surface of a substantially rectangular case section 7a extending in the length direction of the arm of the case 7. Input means such as keys 2a, push buttons 2b, and control panel 2c of the input unit 2 are also arranged on the surface of the substantially rectangular case 7a. ing. With such an arrangement, the display becomes easy to see even in the wristwatch-type picking support portable terminal of the second embodiment.

When the worker wears the wristwatch-type picking support portable terminal of the second embodiment, as is apparent from the side view of FIG.
Since the bottom surface of b has a case structure in which the bottom surface of the substantially rectangular case portion 7a is in contact with the bottom surface, the bonding surface can be curved while maintaining a desired thickness, so that it can be fitted to an arm or a wrist. Became.

Since a wristwatch-type picking support portable terminal has a wireless transmission / reception unit, it requires a larger amount of power than a battery-powered wristwatch, and must use at least an AA battery as a power supply. For this reason, in order to make the wristwatch-type picking support portable terminal small and light and to make the display easy to see, how to store the AA batteries becomes an issue. In the first embodiment, the wristwatch-type case has a substantially T-shaped plane formed by a substantially rectangular case portion 7a extending in the length direction of the arm and a band coupling portion 7c extending from the near side, and the side surface thereof is formed. The display panel 3a has a substantially rectangular case portion 7a with a substantially triangular case having a thickness gradually increased from the front to the back.
This problem was solved by arranging the input means such as the key 2a of the input unit 2 on the surface of the band unit 7c. In the second embodiment, the wristwatch-type case has a substantially rectangular case portion 7a extending in the length direction of the arm, and a flat surface provided with battery storage portions 7b on both side surfaces in the longitudinal direction is a substantially elliptical case. This problem has been solved by arranging the panel 3a on the surface of the substantially rectangular case portion 7a and the input means such as the key 2a of the input portion 2 on the periphery of the display panel.

[0018]

Since the wristwatch-type picking support portable terminal according to the present invention has been reduced in size and weight, the fatigue of the worker wearing the wrist-type picking support terminal on his or her wrist has been greatly reduced. In addition, since the size of the display unit is increased in spite of its small size, the possibility of the operator misunderstanding the display contents is reduced. Further, since the worker can know that the work instruction has been transmitted by the vibration, it is not overlooked or delayed. Further, the provision of the vibrating pager motor allows the worker to reliably know the transmission of the work instruction from the central management center. Therefore, by using the wristwatch-type picking support portable terminal according to the present invention having these various features, the efficiency of the picking operation has been greatly improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of a picking support terminal according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a conventional arm-mounted picking support portable terminal.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Control part 2 Input part 2a Key 2b Push button 2c Control panel 3 Display part 3a Display panel 4 Transmission / reception part 4a Antenna 5 Battery 6 Vibrating pager motor 7 Case 7a Substantially rectangular case part 7b Battery storage part 7c Band connection part 7d Band stop Tool 7e Vertical case part 7f Horizontal case part 8 Band

Claims (3)

[Claims] A transmitting / receiving unit for receiving work instruction information such as picking data from a central management center and transmitting site information such as missing item data to the central management center; a display unit for displaying the work instruction information; A control unit for controlling the calculation and transmission and reception, an input unit for inputting various data and the like to the control unit,
In a picking support portable terminal including a battery for supplying driving power thereto and a wristwatch-type case accommodating them, the wristwatch-type case includes a substantially rectangular case portion extending in a length direction of an arm, and the substantially rectangular case portion. And a substantially T-shaped case comprising a band coupling portion extending from the front of the display device, and the display panel of the display unit is disposed on the surface of the substantially rectangular case unit and the input means of the input unit is disposed on the surface of the band coupling unit. A picking support portable terminal, further comprising a battery storage portion provided at the back of the bottom surface of the substantially rectangular case portion. 2. A transmitting / receiving unit for receiving work instruction information such as picking data from a central management center and transmitting site information such as missing item data to the central management center, a display unit for displaying the work instruction information and the like. A control unit for controlling the calculation and transmission and reception, an input unit for inputting various data and the like to the control unit,
In a picking support portable terminal including a battery for supplying drive power thereto and a wristwatch-type case accommodating them, the wristwatch-type case is a substantially rectangular case extending in the length direction of the arm, and the display on the display unit is displayed. The panel is arranged at the center of the surface of the substantially rectangular case, the input means of the input unit is arranged on the periphery of the display unit, and the battery accommodating parts are provided on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the substantially rectangular case. Picking support mobile terminal. 3. The picking support portable terminal according to claim 1, further comprising a vibrating pager motor.